Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine and co-founder of Fundstrat, said that Ethereum could experience its “highlight moment” in 2026, with the ETH price potentially rising to $12,000.
Lee, in his assessment at the recent BitMine shareholder meeting, argued that Ethereum is at the center of a new financial infrastructure transformation and that 2026 could be a critical year for Ethereum.
According to Lee, Ethereum reached its all-time high in the ETH/BTC pair in 2021. With the acceleration of tokenization of real-world assets and increasing adoption by mainstream financial institutions and users, this rate is expected to surpass the previous peak in 2026. Sharing a similar view, Standard Chartered Bank has described 2026 as the “Year of Ethereum,” predicting that the ETH price could reach $12,000.
Parallel to this, Tom Lee stated that BitMine’s business model would directly benefit from the rise in Ethereum’s price. Based on calculations using historical correlations, he indicated that if the ETH price reaches $12,000, BitMine (BMNR) shares could theoretically reach approximately $500.
Lee also stated that BitMine would generate significant cash flow thanks to its Ethereum staking yields and strong cash position.
The company currently holds approximately 4.2 million ETH and around $1 billion in cash assets, which, under current conditions, could generate pre-tax income in the range of $402–433 million. However, if the ETH price rises to $12,000 and the company controls approximately 5% of the Ethereum supply, pre-tax income could increase to the $2–2.2 billion range.
*This is not investment advice.
